Bo Ryan
Bo Ryan
William Francis "Bo" Ryan, Jr.is an American former college basketball coach and player. He was the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers men's basketball team from 2001 to December 2015. Ryan served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1984 to 1999 and at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 1999 to 2001. On December 15, 2015, Ryan announced his retirement, effective immediately...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 December 1947
CityChester, PA
athletic coaching guys knows playing quick staff
We are not athletic or quick enough to be playing from behind. These guys know it, and the coaching staff knows it. Boy, did (Arizona) play well.
athletic coaching knows players quick staff worst
We are not athletic or quick enough to be able to play from behind. The players know it. The coaching staff knows it. That was our worst nightmare.
great guys
We got to the dance. Did some guys play older? Yeah, they did. We got some great contributions. Was it consistent? No. But we're not here if we don't get those contributions.
years trying indiana
Going into Indianapolis, playing Indiana, I guess bring it on. It's what we've caught at the end of the year, and we've got to try to make the best of it.
way shame
It's just a shame that it had to be played that way.
taken games two
Four turnovers. Two assists. I told him he'd have the game ball if he had taken care of the ball a little bit better.
basketball kids games
I recruit hungry kids who love the game and want to get better and feel they have more questions than answers
basketball persistence perfection
I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence
trying ends things-to-do
The best thing to do is try and make sure you're getting something at your end. We had stretches where we didn't get that.
basketball people fake
Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It's amazing how many people don't use them
discouraging persons
You measure a person by what it takes to discourage them.
basketball teaching passion
I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to help young people
across coaching
You look at some coaching staffs across the country,
atmosphere bring chance energy experience fans gives high interested people program replace school students team
Over the years we've wanted to bring in high school people-not just players-but people who are interested in our team and our program that can't get tickets, they can't see us in the Kohl Center, so this is an opportunity, as well as our scrimmage on Oct. 30, the Red-White scrimmage, ... This doesn't replace that. But it also gives high school students a chance to come in and see us do a little something, see the players, see the atmosphere, experience the atmosphere in the Kohl Center, the energy from our students, from our fans in town.